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Post by mikef6 on Dec 18, 2018 19:34:04 GMT
CNN ArticleActress Penny Marshall, who found fame in TV's "Laverne & Shirley" before going on to direct such beloved films as "Big" and "A League of Their Own," has died. She was 75. Marshall died peacefully in her Hollywood Hills home on Monday night due to complications from diabetes, said Michelle Bega, a spokeswoman for the family.
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Post by snsurone on Dec 18, 2018 19:55:48 GMT
Her passing came close on the heels of that of her brother, director Garry Marshall.
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 18, 2018 19:56:41 GMT
Wow! She was a damn good director, directing two of my all time favorite films, "Big" and "Awakenings" which I thought she got a big Oscar snubbed. I like "A League of Their Own" too, but not as much as the other two. RIP.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 18, 2018 20:03:36 GMT
RIP.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 18, 2018 20:16:37 GMT
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 18, 2018 20:17:26 GMT
Loved her movies, loved her as Laverne too. Stupid diabetes.  Penny Marshall Movies I've Seen (Actress): 1941
Movers and Shakers
She's Having a Baby
The Hard Way
Hocus Pocus
Get Shorty
New Year's Eve
Staten Island SummerPenny Marshall Movies I've Seen (Director): Jumpin' Jack Flash
Big
Awakenings A League of Their Own
Renaissance Man
The Preacher's Wife
Riding in Cars With Boys |
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Post by NJtoTX on Dec 18, 2018 20:21:56 GMT
Love A League of Their Own, and her commentary on it. Was never into L & S.
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 18, 2018 20:42:47 GMT
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Post by vegalyra on Dec 18, 2018 20:46:58 GMT
Wow, I'm really sad to hear about this. I had no idea she directed BIG... I always just knew her as Laverne.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Dec 18, 2018 21:12:19 GMT
Renaissance Man (1994) is an excellent and underrated movie.
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 18, 2018 23:56:53 GMT
What a sad day. She was an excellent actress and a break-out woman director who made some fine films.
From "Variety": Marshall was the first woman to direct a film that grossed more than $100 million (BIG), the first woman to direct two films that made more than $100 million (A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN), and she was only the second woman director to see her film Oscar-nominated for best picture (AWAKENINGS)." (The first was Randa Haines' THE CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD.)
Her works will be remembered.
May she rest in peace.
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Post by marianne48 on Dec 19, 2018 0:12:25 GMT
I've liked her since she was Myrna Turner on The Odd Couple. One of my favorite scenes from that show: after she breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Sheldn (sic), played by her then-husband, Rob Reiner, Felix tries to give her lessons in being more charming and seductive with men. He tells her to walk and talk more attractively, and asks her to come up with a witty conversation-starter to use at cocktail parties. Her attempt(in her new, "sexy" voice): "Have you ever been to a leper colony?"
It's a shame she only made seven movies; A League of Their Own is the best baseball film of all time, and Big and
Awakenings were wonderful, too. Her recent biography was enjoyable, too (listen to it on CD for that memorable Marshall accent). RIP.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 19, 2018 13:44:46 GMT
I've liked her since she was Myrna Turner on The Odd Couple. One of my favorite scenes from that show: after she breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Sheldn (sic), played by her then-husband, Rob Reiner, Felix tries to give her lessons in being more charming and seductive with men. He tells her to walk and talk more attractively, and asks her to come up with a witty conversation-starter to use at cocktail parties. Her attempt(in her new, "sexy" voice): "Have you ever been to a leper colony?" It's a shame she only made seven movies; A League of Their Own is the best baseball film of all time, and Big and Awakenings were wonderful, too. Her recent biography was enjoyable, too (listen to it on CD for that memorable Marshall accent). RIP. I loved her speaking voice, authentic Nu Yawka! |
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 20, 2018 5:54:25 GMT
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Post by snsurone on Dec 20, 2018 15:24:28 GMT
MeTV is paying tribute this Sunday with a 4-hour marathon of L&S starting at 2:00 PM (ET).
To tell the truth, I never liked that show, except for one episode the one where Lenny managed to communicate with Edna's niece, who was mentally disabled.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Dec 20, 2018 15:32:05 GMT
Laverne and Shirley was an extremely popular show and could be really hilarious at times.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 20, 2018 17:20:27 GMT
My friend posted this on Facebook, not sure if it's from Laverne & Shirley or Happy Days, the two shows crossed over quite a bit. Penny Marshall and Ron Howard in a dance competition together as Laverne and Richie. Penny's mother was a dance instructor, must be where her dancing talents come from. Both of them took Hollywood by storm with their directing skills. This is just pure joy and I hope you like it.
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Post by snsurone on Dec 20, 2018 18:28:29 GMT
Y'know, I don't think anything was mentioned of her ex-husband, Rob "Meathead" Reiner.
Doesn't he have any statement to make?
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Post by mikef6 on Dec 20, 2018 18:46:02 GMT
Lebowskidoo 🦞 That is indeed a delight. Thanks for posting the video.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 20, 2018 19:09:41 GMT
Y'know, I don't think anything was mentioned of her ex-husband, Rob "Meathead" Reiner. Doesn't he have any statement to make?  |
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